West Bengal ranks #7 nationally in the SKOCH State of Governance Report 2023.
A Total of 30 well-performing projects qualified for Deeper Study, out of which 5 were highly impactful and 11 were impactful projects.
State performed very well in 12 categories.
Tops in the Cooperation category nationally.
Has shown maximum improvement in the District Governance, Police & Safety, General Administration and Power & Energy categories.
Participating first time in Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Housing categories and entered in the top 10 nationally.
Recovers in Animal Husbandry & Fisheries and Transport categories.
District Governance and Police & Safety submit a larger number of projects for evaluation. Out of these, several well-performing projects are qualified as highly impactful and impactful projects.
Key achievements
West Bengal bags 30 SKOCH Orders-of-Merit in the SKOCH State of Governance Awards 2023.
Almost half of these are in the Police & Safety and District Governance categories.
Three SKOCH Orders-of-Merit were in the Ease of Doing Business, Power & Energy and Transport categories nationally.
The state won 16 awards – five in GOLD and eleven in the SILVER category.
Governance Score of Top 10 States 2023
West Bengal ranks #7 in 2023.
Comparison of States 2014-19 & 2020-23
Sector With Maximum Improvement
2023
2022
General Administration
2
7
Power & Energy
2
5
District Governance
3
13
Police & Safety
4
8
In General Administration and Power & Energy, West Bengal improves its rank and ranks to #2 in 2023.
In District Governance, the state improves from #13 to #3 in 2023.
The state ranks #4 in 2023 in Police & Safety category.
Sectors with Comeback
2023
Animal Husbandry & Fisheries
3
Transport
5
In some categories, West Bengal makes a comeback and ranks within the top ten nationally.
In the Animal Husbandry & Fisheries category, the state ranks #3 in 2023.
West Bengal ranks #5 in Transport category in 2023 nationally.
First Time Participants Getting National Rank
2023
Cooperation
1
Disaster Management
2
Infrastructure
2
Housing
2
Even though participating for the first time, some sectors of West Bengal are ranked in the top positions.
West Bengal tops in the Cooperation category nationally.
The state ranks #2 in the Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Housing categories nationally.
West Bengal has shown a decline in the score and its rank & reach #7 in 2023.
What needs to be DONE in 2024?
80+ well-performing projects required to rank in the top 5 states.
Alternatively, a higher number of Platinum and Gold performances can improve the ranking.
Incremental improvements in previously evaluated/awarded projects can be submitted.
Multiple projects from one department can be submitted.
Most states have a large number of projects at the District and Municipal levels.
Most states tend to retain or improve their annual ranks.
Police and Power & Energy tend to submit a larger number of projects.
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